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Key Factors in Understanding Women’s Mental Health After Abortion Martha Shuping, M.D. Dr. Shuping presented this article at a United Nations workshop in March 2011, and at the June 2011 meeting of the Association for Interdisciplinary Research on Values and Social Change. In 1973, as a 19-year-old undergraduate student, I worked as a volunteer at […]
View the petition with names of the Ad Hoc Committee of Women Pregnancy By Sexual Assault (download) Petition to Congress and State Legislators from the Ad Hoc Committee of Women Pregnant by Sexual Assault (WPSA) Learn more about this petition effort. We, the undersigned, having each experienced a pregnancy resulting from rape or incest, hereby […]
Thank you for signing the petition calling for legislative hearings on sexual assault pregnancy, abortion and the needs of women in this situation. You will shortly receive an email asking you to confirm that you wish to join our database of women who have signed the petition. This database is maintained by a company called […]
Petition Signers Say Using Their Situation to Promote Abortion Stops Women from Getting Authentic Help Abortion and sexual assault pregnancy is a difficult issue for many people, especially since no one wants to hurt those who have already been traumatized. For many, abortion seems like a compassionate answer for women and girls who become pregnant […]
This year marks 11 years since the RU-486 abortion drug was approved for use in the United States. According to a report released this summer by the Food & Drug Administration, the deaths of at least 12 women and more than 2,200 adverse effects have been reported since the drug was approved. The deaths include […]
10/6/11 Simcha Fisher at the National Catholic Register has some insightful comments on a new study finding that injectable contraceptives are linked to a higher risk of HIV infection. She quotes a World Health Organization epidemiologist who calls the situation a “dilemma,” explaining, “We want to make sure that we warn when there is […]
Thank you for signing our petition for congressional hearings on abortion and mental health. You will be receiving an email shortly with some additional suggestions on how you can help. Thanks! RELATED LINKS: Most Studies Show Abortion Linked To Increased Mental Health Problems Abortion and Mental Health Controversy Reignited by New Study Congressional Hearing on […]
Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 2011 Download Issue (pdf format) Contents: Elliot Institute Launches New Church Awareness Project Survey: More Awareness, Outreach Needed in Churches Later Abortions More Likely to Be Unwanted, Linked to Psychological Problems First Study to Compare the Psychological Impact of Later vs. Earlier Abortions Woman Silenced at New Jersey Senate Hearing […]
Here’s a short clip from the GOP Presidential candidate debate that aired Aug. 11, in which candidate Rick Santorum defends the humanity of the unborn child conceived in rape, but also points out that abortion constitutes a second trauma for the woman who was assaulted: Indeed, most people assume that women and girls who become […]
Duelo Prohibido El dolor no expresado del Aborto “Abortion is a reflection that society has failed women. Burke and Reardon clearly document this offense against women.” —Serrin Foster, president, Feminists for Life of America Click here to read this text in Spanish For more than 30 years, our nation has argued about abortion. In that […]